Machine for assorting, stacking, and counting coins.



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BERTRAM FORREST BREWSTER, OF BURRTOh KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO WALTER SCOTT WILSON, OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS.

MACHINE FOR ASSORTING, STKCKING, AND COUNTING COINS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 13, 1909.'

Application filed June 9, 1908. Serial No. 437,487.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, BERTRAM F. BREW- STER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Burr-ton, county of Harvey, State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Assorting, Stacking, and Counting Coins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for handling coins for the purpose of assorting and stacking and counting money which consists of coins ofthe several known denominations, and theobject is to provide a machine which will receive a mixture of coins of various denominations, separatethe coins according to denomination, stack each denomination in separate stacks, and count all the coins, giving the total value of all the coins. The advantage of this invention is the time saved in counting coins of various denominations. Instead of counting coins piece by piece, as is the custom, the mixture of coins is oured into the hopper of the machine and a andwheel, or other means for turning the machine, is set in motion. The coins are shifted by the machine and stacked and the accurate complete ..value of the coins is known in an incredibly short time.

Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the following escription and the invention will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the aocompan ing drawings which form a part of this app ication and specification.

Figure 1 is a diametrical vertical section of the complete machine. Fig. 2 is a plan view,

showing the hopper, the hand-wheel for turning the machine, and the guides which hold the coin-assorting disks apart and which guide the coins into their respective pockets,

the disks 'bein omitted from .the view.

': Fig. 3 is a side e ovation of the register: Fig.

4 is a vertical section of the register casing and the ge'aringwithin the casing. Fig. 5 is.

aside elevation'of the first intermittent gearing which is attached to the first dial in the register. Fig. 6 is a detail view of a dial and the means for setting it back to zero. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the center shaft of the register. Fig. 8 is a plan view of the first or dollar. disk. which retains only the dollars when coins are passing throu h the machine; Fig. 9 is a plan view of the bFock which supports the and-wheel and the hopper and which guides the dollars through the disk down to the counting plate. Fig. 10 is a broken sectional view of the connection of the machine with its base. .Figs. 11, 12-, and 13 are detail views of the connection of the machine with its base. Fig. 14 is a plan view of the half dollar disk. Fig. 15 is a plan view of the block which sup orts the dollar disk and guides the hali dollars through the half dollar disk. Fig. 16 is a vertical section of one of'the racks which opcrate the register and its cooperating loo there being a lock cooperating with each rack. Fig. 17 is a plan view of the quarter dollar disk. Fig. 18 is a plan view of the block which supports the half dollar disk and which guides the quarter dollars to the counting )late. Fig. 19 is a plan View of a casting w ich forms a guide between the last (the dime disk) and the counting plate, there being a space between the dime disk and the counting plate, and the casting havin a chute for each denomination of coins. ig. 20 is a plan view of the nickel disk. Fig. 21 is a plan view of the block which supports the quarter dollar disk and 'des the nickels to the counting plate. ig. 22 is a plan view. of the block which supports the nickel disk and guides the dimes to the counting plate. Fig. 23 is a plan view of the counting plate on which all the coins are received after they have been assorted, showin 'the 1nech.

and all coins as they pass through the plate,

this view showing the plungers in their approximately normal positions ready to re-. ceive coins. Fig. 24 is a similar view, showing the position of the plun er-s after they have shoved the coins throug i the counting plate and registered the coins. Fig. 25 is a detail view of the"plunger-actuated pinions and racks. Fi 26 is a face view of the ratchet and disk shown in Fig. 25. Fig. 27 is a detail plan view of the pinionand its lock and the guide for the lock. 4 Fig. 28 is a plan view of the driving gear.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same parts throughout the several views.

The machine is provided with a base 1 having an'upwardly extending standard 2. A spindle 3 is mounted in the upper end of the. standard 2 by screwing the same into a} I out in block 4to limit the rocking movement of the block. The machine revolves about the spindle 3. A gear wheel 7 is rigid" with the spindle 3 and the plunger bars hereinafter set forth are driven from the wheel 7. A hand-Wheel 8 is mounted on the spindle 3 and a hopper 9 is rigid with the hand-wheel 8. I The hand-wheel is merely for turning the machine. Any suitable gearing may be used for this purpose. Coin separating disks 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 are mounted on the spindle 3 and the disks are m'ade rigid with the hand-wheel 8 by means of bolts 15 which extend downwardly and through the coin assorting disksand supporting blocks. The machine is provided with an 'inclosing casing 17 which surrounds the machine or surrounds the operating mechanism. The arms of the supporting blocks extend out of the casing and are held in operative relation by bolts 16. v p

The coins. are fed from the hopper and fall on the dollar disk 10. The disk 10 has enough apertures -18 large enough for half dollars but too small for dollars to pass throu h. A block 19 is mounted on the s ind e 3 on top'of the dollar disk 10. This b ock has one arm 20wvhich is cut away under the bottom to form a space between the disk and the arm 20 ap roximately the depth of a dollarsothat ollars will pass under the arm. The arm will brush ofl any other coins that may be lying on top of the dollars. The disk 10 has a boss 21 or raised portion 21 to form a guide for the dollars which are moving on the disk. This boss 21 track at one time. This is done to prevent the dollars from binding. Other, dollars might pass over the top of the boss 21 but they would not bind as the dollar passing in the track 22 would be free and would keep moving and this would revent the dollars above the track from bin 'n The block. 19 has a finger 23 which will guide thedollars to the aperture 24 .so that each dollar will drop through all the disks and blocks to the receiver 25 which retains the dollars above the counting Elate26. v

Theha dollar. disk 11 is mounted onthe spindle 3 and is separated from the disk'10 by a block 27. Allcoins below the denomination of a dollar fallonthe half dollar disk and all coins below the denomination of a half dollar fall on through the half dollar disk.' The block 27 has an arm 28 similar to arm 20 for permitting hall dollars to pass thereunder,

I the passage between thearm 28 and the disk half dollar to pass thereunder so t at any coin that may be on top of a half dollar will be brushed off by the arm 27. The disk 11 the, time. The disk 11 has an aperture 24 for the passage of dollars and an aperture 31 for the passage of half dollars and a plurality beloW- a half dollar. The half dollars are fall through the a erture 31. The half dollars fall on throug each disk and each block to the receiver 34 between the dimedisk and the counting plate 26.

disks previously described, having apertures of a dollardenomination, a boss or raised portion 36, a track 37 ,-and an aperture 38 or the passage of which the quarter do lars pass to the receiver 39. The quarterdollar disks have passages 24 and 31 for dollars and half dollars respectively. The block 40 is similar to the blocks reviously described and performs similar Functions, guiding the quarter dollars through the disk 12 by means of a finger 41. This block 40 has passages 24 and 31 for the dollars and half dollars respectively. 1 The nickel disk 13 "is similar to the disks previously described. This disk has aper tures 42 for the thana nickel, a o ss or raised portion 43, a track 44, and an aperture-45 for the passage of nickels to the receiver 46. The nickel disk has also apertures 24, 31, and 38 for the dollars, half dollars, and quarter dollars res ectively. The block 47 is similar tothe b ocks previously described, having a finger 48 for uiding nickels through the aperture 45. This block has a ertures 2.4, 31, and 38 for the passage of do lars,'half dollars, and quarter dollars respectively. It Will be u n derstood that all the coin asserting disks and the blocks which cooperate with the disks are mounted on the spindle 3.

This disk is a plain disk, having an aperture receiver 49. These disks may be increased from my invention. fin er 51 for. guiding dimes through the dime dis 14 and has apertures 24, 31, 38,-.and 45 for the assage of dollars, half dollars, quarter dolfsirs, and nickels respectively. The edges of the disks are turned to form up- -wardly. projecting flanges which serve to guide the coins so that the coins will not come in contact With the casing.

disks are set at an incline so that the coins has a boss'or raised portion 29 which forms a track 30 for the passage of half dollars one at of apertures 32 for the passage of all coins guided to the aperture 31 by a finger 33 and.

35 for the passage of all coins below a quarterpassage of all coins'smaller The last disk shown is the dime disk 14.

for the passage of dimes therethrough to the or diminished in number without departing The block 50 has a j Thecoins are all assorted as they pass it through the disks above described. The 1 11 being of sufiicient depth only to ermit a The quarter dollar disk '12 is similar to the cpiarter dollars through I plished on the plate 26.

will be shifted on the disks as the machine is rotated. The aperture in each disk is moving up an incline toward the coins when the coins slide on the disk and fall through the aperture. The blocks 27, 40, 47, and space the disks apart and hold the same .at the proper distance apart and the apertures through the blocks form guide ways for the coins.

the counting plate 26 by suitable rivets. T his receiver has coin chutes therein in which the coins may be stacked. These chutes are indicated by the numerals 25, 3d,

'- 39, 46, and 49 which numerals also indicate the positions of the chutes on the counting plate 26. The plate 26 maybe further connected to the disk 14 by .pillars 52. Thus all the coin assorting disks and their spacing and .guiding'blocks and the plate 26 are rigid with each other and turn on the spindle 3.

The counting and registering are accom- The coins in the receivcr 51 form columns which rest on the plate 26 and occupy the spaces indicated bythe dotted circles indicated by the'numcrals 25, :34, 39, 46, and 49; A reciprocating frame 53 is provided for shifting the coins through the plate 26 and the frame 53, and,

when being driven or reciprocated, actuates gearing which operates a 'reglster to count the coins as they are dropped through the plate, 26', the register indicating the total amount of all coins. The frame 53 is recip- 'rocated by a cog wheel 54which is rigid with the spindle 3 and bypinionsv 55' which are mounted on the vertical shafts. 56. When the machine is. revolved about the spindle 3 the pinions 55 are driven by the cog wheel 54. Crank arnis57 are rigid with the shafts 56.

Links or pitmen 58 are pivotally connected with the cranks 57 and the links 58 are pivotally connected tethe frame53by means of posts 59. a A driven. shaft 60 is .jonrnaled in hearings 61 which are attached to the plate- 26. The frame 53 carries a series of plungers 62 which slnftthe coins through the plate 26.

-The'se plungers engage the bottom coin of each coluinn of-coins whenever the frame 53 is reciprocated-to make a stroke. The coins occupy the place ofithe dotted circles on plate 26. A series oi -slides 63 are mounted onthe plate-2612.113 held against displacement by suitable guides-64. The slides 63 correspond in number with the plungers 62 and are in alinement with the plungers. At

- the beginning of an operation the plungers 62 and the slides 63 occupy the positions shown in Fig. 23. Theplungers 62 actuate the 3 slides 63 byineans' of, coins which are lying on the plate 26 between the plungers and the slides. When thefira'me' 53 makes a stroke the plunger 62 willpress against a coin and the coin will en age a slide 63 and-shove the F slide along on t 1e plate 26 until the coin is g The coins pass into a receiver 51. which is attached to the dime diskle and to I the slides 63 are driven.

tripped and made to fall through its aperture in the plate 26. A series of apertures 11 are formed in the plate 26 for the passage of coins. These passages correspond in numher to the plungers and the slides and to the number of the kinds of coins to be counted.

The coins are tripped by springs 65 which ing, the platebeing at an incline for portions of the distance of a revolution. The slides may be loose under the guides .64, but the springs 69 will press on the slides sufficiently to prevent the slides fro tn "moving by gravity. The racks 68, when actuated, drive pinions 70 which are loose on the shaft 60. A disk 71 is rigid with the pinion70 and loose on t;

shaft 60. A ratchet wheel 72'is*rigid"witl1 the shaft 60. v The disk 71 carriesjapawl 73 and a spring 74 which holds the pawl 73 in engagement ,with the ratchet Wheel 72. By

means of the disk 7]. and the pawl 73, the pinion 7O drives the ratchet wheel 72 and the shaft 60. .It willhe understood that a pinion 70, disk 71 with its pawl 73, andratchet, 72 are, used with each rack 68. A plunger 62 presses a coin against the end of'a slide 63 which drives the rack 68 and the rack 68 drives the pinion 70 and'the ratchet 72 and the shaft 60. Then the plun er 62 is re tracted, the pinion Z7O and dis 71 si r'ply turn on the shaft 66. Every forward trim of the shaft 60 counts in the register hereinafter described. A dollar causes the greatest t ur-n' of the shaft 66 because thedollar causes the greatest inove'ifentof the rack 68.- A dime will causethe least turning of the shaft 60. The pinion .70 for the dollar has tenteeth and-the rack has ten teeth so that the shaft 60 will make a co rplete revolution.

The pinion for the halfrdollar has twelve teeth and the rack-hassix teeth-s0. that the shaft 60 will make one hali'revolution. The" pinion 70 for the quarter dollar pieces has twelve teeth and the rack has-three te'ethso that the shaft 60 will make only. one-fourth of a revolution.

7 O for thadime hastwentyz-teeth.andthe rack has two teeth so that the shaft 60-Will turnone-tenth of a revolution when aiditne is being registered." It will be nnderstood l' The pinion 70 forthe' nickel has twenty teeth on the pinion and-one tooth on the rack and the shaft 60 is turned only one-twentieth of a revolution. The pinion body portion 76 in which the lock 75-feciproc0 to turn one-tenth of a revolution.

-ing at the same time.

that the teeth on the pinions and racks may be varied. v

The reciprocation of the frame 53 will operate any one or all or any combination of the pinions 70. If a coin is lying in each place in the drawings, the dollar will drive the pinion 70 one revolution; on a further forward drive of the frame, the half dollar will cause the shaft to turn one half revolution; on a further forward drive of the frame, the quarter dollar will cause the shaft 60 to turn one fourth of a revolution; on a further forward drive of the fran? e, the nickel will cause the shaft 60 to turn one-twentieth of a revolution; on a further forward drive of the frame, the dime will cause the shaft 60 If, when the frame 53 is driven forward, there is no coin in the path of any plunger, the pinion corresponding to thatvacant coin space will not be turned because there, is nothing to move the slide. The shaft 60 will be turned only when there is a coin in the path of a pihlf'jfel. If there is no coin in the path of the plunger, the, plunger will simply project in the slot in the slide without moving the slide. There are two reasons for mounting the pinions 70 loosely on the shaft 60. One' reason is that the racks 68 may go back to starting point without affecting the shaft 60, and another reason is to permit the shaft 60 to turn in. the pinions after the pinions are looked as hereinafter explained.

Provision is made for locking the pinions or looking each pinion after it has performed its function in one drive of the reciprocating frame. For instance, supposing a coin is lying in the path of each plunger and a drive of the reciprocating frame is made, the dollar will cause. one revolution of the shaft 60. The pinion corresponding to the dollar is looked as soon as the revolution is completed. The half dollar will then cause a half revolution of the, shaft 60. The pinion 70 corresponding to the half dollar will be looked as soon as the half revolution is completed, and so on until all the pinions 70 have performed their functions. No two pinions are operat- The pinion corresponding to the quarter dollar does not commence to turn untilthe pinion corresponding to the half dollar has completed its function. The locking means for accomplishing this feature of the invention consists of a lock 00- operating with each rack and pinion. The lock 75 forms a. continuation ofthe rack 68, having one or more teeth similar to the teeth of the rack 68. The rack 68 has a slotted cates= A rod 77 is rigid with the lock. and

the b6dy-portionof the rack 68 has a; perfo ration through which the rod 77 projects. A head 78 is niaderigid on the end of the rod and a spiral spring 79 is mounted on the rod 77 between the head 78 and the rack 68. The object of the spring is to hold the rack and the lock flush with each other so that the pinion 70 will always mesh with the rack and the lock, and yet permit the rack 68 to travel on beyond the pinion 7 0. When the rack 68 starts back to starting point the spring 79 will cause the rack to mesh with the pinion 7 0. It will be understood that when the rack 68 goes back underthe pinion 70 the pawl 73 passes over the teeth of the ratchet 72 without turning said ratchet. The frame 53 is provided with a series of ad'ustable rods 80 which are used to shove the slides 63 back to their normal positions when the frame 53 is going back to starting point. These rods 80 strike the turned up portions 81 of the slides 63. a The shaft 60 operates the register 82. A gear wheel 83 is mounted on the shaft 60 and meshes with a gear wheel 84 which is rigid with the first dial 85 of the register. The intermittent gear wheel 86 meshes with and drives the intermittent pinion 87 which is rigid with the pinion 88. The pinion 88 drives the cog wheel 89. One revolution of the first dial 85 and intermittent gear 86 will cause the second dial 90 to turn one-half revolution, the second dial 90 being rigid with the cog wheel 89. The second dial 90 is rigid with the intermittent gear wheel 91 which has one tooth. The intermittent gear.

wheel 91 meshes with an intermittent pinion 92 which is rigid with the pinion 93 by which the pinion 93 is driven. The pinion 93 drives the cog wheel 94. The cog wheel 94 is rigid with the third dial 95 and the intermittent gear wheel 96. Intermittent gear wheel 96 drives the intermittent pinion 97 which is rigid with the pinion 98. The pinion 98 drives the cog wheel 99 which is rigid with the fourth dial 100. Dial 100 is rigid with the intermittent gear wheel 101. Intermittent gear'wheel 101 drives the intermittent pinion 102 which is rigid with the pinion 103. Pinion 103 drives the cog wheel 104 which is rigid with the dial 105. The dials are locked to the shaft 106 by means of a spring pressed pawl 107 which engages a slot in-shaft 106. This is done only in setting thedials. The shaft 106 is turned by thehiilldhead 108 and as the shaft is turned it'will engage each pawl of each dial and bring all the dials to zero or starting point. Before 'c ommencing to set the dials, all the'pinions in theregister are thrown out of mesh with the cogs and intermittent gear wheel's. This is done by the following described means: The-shaft 1.09 of thepinions is mounted in a'yokef110 which has ,a vertical movement-byiea'sonof slots in the ends of the register casing. The yoke is moved by levers 111 which are fulcrumed on theends .of the register casing.x The first dial ismarked alternately wit 0 and -5-,,five ,5s and-five s being us'ed. The other dials are marked with the numerals from O to 9. inclusive.

A dollar will cause the counting plate shaft .60 to turn one revolution. This will cause the dial 85v to turn two revolutions, the dial 90 to turn one revolution, and the dial 95 to turn one-tenth of a revolution. This will 7 bring the dial 95 to the unit 7' 1 and the dials 85 and 90 to 07. This would indicate $1.00. 1 A half .dollar would turn shaft 60 one half, revolution. Shaft 60 would turn the dial 85one revolution and dial 85 would turn the dial 90 from 0 to 5. This would indicate $1,50. A quarter dollar would turn shaft 60 one fourth of a revolution. Shaft 60 would turn dial 85 one half revolution, or

from O at the beginning to 5 at the half circumference. will turn the dial 90.twotenths, or from the 5 (already indicated) to 7 This would indicate $1.75. A nickel would turn the shaft 60, one-twentieth of a revolution. Shaft 60 would turn dial 85 one-tenth of a revolution, or from 5 to 0. At the same-time dial85 turns dial 90 one-tenth or from 7 to Y8. This would indicate $1.80.. A-dime would turnthe shaft 60 onetenthof a revolution. Shaft 60' would turn the dial 85 two-tenths of a revolution, or fro'm-. O"-on beyond 5? to the I16Xt.-0. 1 At the same time dial 85 would turn dial 90 i A onertenth, or from 18 to .91., This would indicate $1.90. In this manner the register will indicate'the sum ortotal of all coins that .may be passed through the machine.

The dial 85 moved one-tenth by a ,ni kel.

If at the same time, dial .90 were standing at 0, the dial 90 would not be moved, but a second nickel would move dial 85 another tenth of a revolution andon this second rev- ,olution of fdial 85, it would move dial 90. onetenth of a revolutio 1 In other words, it requires twoloneitenth revolutions of dial 85 From, the dial QOthe dials ate geared to move ten revolutions to one revolution of the next succeed ng dial. f The .intermittent gear wheel 86 which moves with dial 85 has fiveteeth. Each of the, other intermittent gear wheels..91,.96, and .101 has only one tooth.

,iHaving' fully described my invention, what vI claim as new and desire to secure by Lett;ersPatent,,is-; U

; .1Ac unt g-nmch n hav ng a gis provided withan operatingprojecting therefrom and a reciprocating frame having ,a plurality of operative connections with said shaft whereby said register willbeopcrated onestepor a plurality ofstepsi-n accordance with the presence. and denomina- ,tiOILQ'f @Slllgl6;8 .1tl0l6 or a pluralityof articles respectively to be counted.

2. A counting machine having a register as provided with an operating shaft projecting At the same time dial to move the dial 90 one one-tenth revolution.

therefrom anda reciprocating frame having a plurality of operative connections with said shaft and actuated by said machine whereby said register will be operated one step or a plurality of steps in accordance with the presence and size of a single article or a plurality of articles respectively to be counted. 3. A counting machine having a register and a reciprocating frame havinga plurality of operative connections with said register and actuated by said machine whereby said register will be operated one step or a plurality of steps, the number of steps operated being determined by the number and size of articles placed in said machine to be counted. at. A counting machine having a register and a reciprocating frame having a plurality -of operative connections with said register and actuated by said machine whereby said register will be operated one step' or a plurality of steps, the number of steps operated being determined by thenumber of articles and the size of the articles placedin said ma chine to be counted. r 5.A counting machine having a register provided with an operating shaft, a plurality of, actuating, elements operatively connected with said shaft and a reci rocating frame actuate'd byv said machine 'or drivin said elements whereby said register will e moved one step or a plurality of steps, the number of steps moved being determined by' the' number and size of articles placed in said machine'to be counted 6. A coin counting machine having means for sorting a mass ofi coins of various de-' nominations, means for shifting each class of coins into stacks, a reciprocating fran'ie provided with a seriesv of'plu'ngers for shifting the coins from the stacks into receivers, means for registering the value of the first coin, adding thereto the value of each coin and indicating the total value of all coins simultaneously with the shifting of the coins from the stacks into the receivers, means operatively connected with the adding and indicating means to be actuated by said frame.

7 A coincounting machine having means for sorting a mass of coins of various denominations, means for stacking the coins when separated, means for rotating the machine to cause the sorting and stacking of the coins,

a reciprocating frame having a series of graduated plungers actuated by the rotating means for shifting said coins fronithe stacks into separate receivers, means actuated by said shifting means for registering the value of theifirst coin, adding thereto the value of pach coin and for indicating. the value of the mass of coins, and graduated gearing actuated by said frame for operating'the adding and indicating means. r

' S. 'A coin counting machine having a base, a spindle projectingat an incline from said base, a series ofcoin sorting disks mounted on said spindle, each disk except the last having a plurality of passages for unassorted coins and each disk having one or more passages for assorted coins and each disk having an upstanding flange, and spacing blocks between the disks having passages therethrough registering with the last mentioned passages of said disks.

9. A coin counting machine having a base, a spindle projecting at an incline from said base, a series of coin sorting disks mounted on said spindle, each disk except the last having a plurality of passages for unassorted coins and each disk having one or more passages for assorted coins and each disk having an upstanding flange and a raised portion cooperating with said flange to form a track for assorted coins leading to the coin passage from each disk, and spacing blocks between said disks having assages for assorted coins registering with t e assorted coin passages of said disks.

10. A coin counting machine having a base, a spindleprojecting from said base, a series of coin assorting disks mounted on said spindle and provided with a )ertures for the passage of coms, and spacing locks mounted on said spindle between said disks and having arms cooperating with said disks to sort coinsand to guide coins through said disks.

11. A coin counting machine having a base a spindle projecting at an incline from said base, a series of coin assorting disks" mounted on said s indle, each disk except the last having a p lurality of apertures for the passage of unassorted coins and the first disk having a single aperture and the other disks'having a plurality of apertures for the passage of assorted coins, and spacing blocks mounted on said spindle between said disks and carrying arms to cooperate with said disks to sort coins and carrying fingers to guide coins through the apertures in said disks for assorted coins.

12. A coin counting machine having a base, a spindleprojectmg at an incline from' said base, a series of assorting disks mounted on said s indle, each disk except the last having a p urality of passages for the passage of unassorted coins and the first disk having a single aperture and each succeeding disk having a plurality of apertures for the passage of assorted coins, and spacing blocks mounted onsaid spindle and carrying arms cut away at the lower parts thereof to permitonly assorted coins to pass thereunder .and carrying fingers to guide coins through the assorted coin passages of said disks and having apertures therethrough registering with the assorted coin passages of said disks.

13. In a rotatable counting machine provided with a stationary spindle; a series of apertured coin assorting disks mounted on said spindle and s aced apart from each other and each dis "having an upstanding flange to prevent the coins from coming in contact with the casing of the machme.

14. In a rotatable com counting machine provided with a stationary spindle and a plungers operating on said plate for taking coins from the stacks, and means cooperating with said plungers for registering the value of the first coin acted upon and adding to said value the value of each subsequent coin acted upon.

16. In a rotatable coin counting machine provided with means for assorting coins and arranging the same in stacks; a counting plate rotating with said machine, a frame reciprocating on said plate and carrying a series of plungers, and a graduated series of actuating devices 006 crating with said plungers for registering t 1e value of the firstcoin acted upon, adding to such value of each coin and for indicating the total value of all coins placed in the machine.

17. In a rotatable coin counting machine provided with means for assorting coins and arranging the same in stacks; a counting plate rigid with said machine, counting mechanism mounted on said plate, and a reci rocating frame actuated by the. rotation 0 said machine and carrying a graduated series of plungers for operating said counting mechanism.

18. In a rotatable coin counting machine provided with a stationary spindle and spaced coin assorting disks rotating about said spindle; a counting plate attached to said disks and receiving assorted coins there from, counting mechanism mounted on said plate, a cog wheel rigid with said spindle, and gearing carried by said plate and driven by said cog wheel for operating said counting mechanism.

19. In a rotatable coin counting machine provided with a stationary spindle and spaced coin assorting disks rotating about said s indie; a counting plate attached to said isks and supporting stacks of coins thereon, means for shifting coins from said stacks through said counting plate, and means mounted on said plate for registering the value of each coin smiultaneously with the shifting of the coin.

20. In 'a rotatable coin counting machine provided with a stationary spindle and spaced disks rotating about said spindle for counting meo assorting coins and means carried by said disks for stacking the coins'as they are assorted; a counting plate attached to said disks and supporting. the stacks of coins,

ianism carried by said count ing plate, gearing for operating said counting mechanism, and means for shifting coinsfrom said stacks through said counting plate and simultaneously actuatingsaidgearing.

. 21.- In'a rotatable coin conntingmachine provided with a stationaryi'spindle and spaced disks rotating about said spindle for assorting'coins and carrying means for stack 1ng coins asvthey are assorted; a counting plate attached to.said -disksand supporting the stacks of coins, a reciprocating frame mounted on said counting plate forshifting. coins irom said stacksthrough said plate, gearing for actuating said frame, and counting mechanism mounted on said plate and actuated by said reciprocating name for reg istering the value ofeachcoin and the total value of all'the coins machine. I

22. In a'rotatablecoincount g machine provided with a stationaryf spindle and spaced disks rotating about saidspihdle forassorting coins and carrying means'for stackingcoms as they are assorted; a counting plate moving with said disksxandfsupporting' the stacks oi: coins, a reciprocating frame mounted on said plate and carrying plungers for shifting coins from the stacks of. coins through said plate, and meansfor registering the value of each coin as it is shifted through said late and forindicating-the total value of all coins passed through said machine.

23. In a machine for assortinglan'd arranging coins-in stacks provided-with a stationary spindle; a'coun'ting plate'i rotating about said spindle, counting. mechanism mounted on sa1d plate,'a reciprocating frame means for'reciprocating said frame...

. chine pr'ovidedwith a stationary-s indle; a

Y countingplate rotating about sai carrying plungers adapted to movecoins from the stacks of coins and; cause the same to actuate said. counting :mechanism, and

24.. In a coin counting and 'assortingma counting plate rotating about. sai spindle and receiving stacks of coins thereon, a reciprocating frame mounted on s'aid'plate and carrying plungers adapted to move the bottom .coins of the stacks of coins at each forward movement, and a counting mechanism.

mounted on said plate and'adapted to beactuated by the coins being moved b said plungeis to register the value .of eacllcoin and to indicate the total value of all the coins passed through the machine. I

- 25. In a coin counting and assorting'machine provided with a. stationary s indle; a

and reoeiving'fstacks of coins thereon, a

counting meclumlsi n. to register the value; of anyand .coms passed through the passing through said spindle machine, a reciprocating frame carrying plungersf adapted to move the bottom coins from the stacks of 001113 and to actuate said being moved by the plungers, gearing for driving said frame, and a cog wheel rigid with said spindle for driving said gearing.

26. In a coin counting and asserting machine provided with a stationary spindle; a counting plate rotating about said'spindle and receiving stacks of coins thereon, a resaid plate, a counting mechanism, aseries'of plungers adapted to move the bottom coins from the stacks of coins and toactuate said counting mechanism'by means. of-thecoins plungeis. I a v ,7

27. In a coin counting machine. provided with a stationary spindle; a counting-plate stacks of coins there'on,'a receiver holding the stacks of coins in place on saidplat'e, a

provided with plun' ers adapted to move the ottom coins from the'st'acks of coins and to actuate said countmg mechanism by means cog wheel.

size of the coins of di' registered... p

.29, In a com counting mach ne, a register each pinion being' -provided with a ratchet operation.

I 30. In a coin counting machine, aregister, a series of graduated racks and pinions for actuating said register, each pinion being provided with a ratchet wheel to lock the same during adrivin'g operation, and-means for driving said racks by means of coinsto be registered. W

a series olj-graduatedracks. and pinions for actuating said registenfieach 'nion being provided with a ratchet whee to lock the coin-actuated slides carrying said racks, and means for driving C01Il S against sa-ldslldes.

counting mechanism by means of the coins .ceiver holding the stacks of coins in place on wheel to locli the'same during akd rijving 31! In a coin counting machine, a register,

32. In a 00111 counting machine provided beingmoved, and means. for' driving said rotating about said spindle and ,receiving counting mechanism, a reciprocating frame of the coins being moved, and means for-drive ing said frame consisting of acog wheel rigid" --with said spindle and gearing operatively".

connected with'saidframe and driven hyisaid 'llCl ,and.a series of graduated racks. and linens 'for actuating sa1dr eg1ster by means o ,colns,

sameduring a driving operation, asei'ieS of a series of graduated racksand pinions for with a seriesof gradnated'pelforations, a re-' graduated coins.

' mechanism, aidriving shaft operative'ly conby sa d plate, and gearing including a recipregis'ter.

same during a driving operation, and a series rotating about said spindle, a register, a

35. In a coin counting-macliine provided devices; codperatingi therewith mounted on :eoin, adding to'such value the-value of each through said plate-at the momenteach coin,

ter, a series of graduated racks and pinions o eratively connected with said register,

, plungers adapted to drive coins against-said mechanism, a driving shaft operatively conwithastationary spindle; a counting plate rotating about said spindle, a register carr ed rocating frame automaticallyactuated. by the; rotation of said plate for operating said 33. In a' c'oin counting machine, a register,

operating 's aidregister, each inion being, provlded w th a ratchet whee to lock the of coin-actuated. slidesjautomatically actuated to drlve said racks? 1 34. In a com counting machine provided with a stationary spindle, a counting plate series 'of graduated racks .and pinions mounted on said :fplate' for operating said register,"a series 0 coin-actuated slides for drivingsaid racks, and areciprocating frame carried by said plate and provided with plungers for dri'vingcoins against said slides.

withastationary'spindle; a counting plate rotating. about said spindle and provided.

cipro'cating: frame and a series of actuating said pla't'for registering the value of the first subsequent coin, and forindic'ating the total value or; all coins'passed' through the niachine-,,;an'd means for tripping'the coins is registere'd. r

36. In a coin counting machine, a register, a series' of graduated racks-and pinion'soperatively connected with said register, and a. reciprocating frame carrying'plungers adapt.-. edfor actuating said racks by. a series of In a coin counting machine, a counting plate, -means-.forassort1ng and stacking the" assorted coms gn'said plate in series, a regissldes carryingsaid'racks, and aseries of slides to actuate said racks.

38. In a com counting machine, a countlng nected with said countin g mechanism, a series of pinions loosely mounted on said shaft, racks for driving said pinions, a'series of ratchetsiand'pawls for locking said pinionson said shaft for driving purposes, and coin actuated slides for-driving sa1d racks.

39. In a coin counting machine, acounting neeted with said counting mechanism, a series of pinions loosely mounted on said shaft, a series of separableracks for driving said pinions, BJSGIIGS of coin-actuated slides for drivingsaid pinions, and means for locking said pinions to one direction.

40. In a coin counting machine, a counting mechanism, a' series of graduated racks and pinions for actuating said counting mechan- ISIH, and a series ofcoin-actuated slides carrying saidracks each rack having a separable locking portion whereby each inion in succession from the pinion having t e greatest rotation to the last pinion is locked against rotation after each pinion has performed its function. i n I 41. :In a, counting machine, means for assorting coins and stacking the same in a graduated series, a counting mechanism, a

said shaft for, driving in .65

shaft operatively connected with said count: 4

'ing mechanism, a series of, graduated pin-- ions mounted loosely on'said shaft, a series of racks corresponding to said stacks of coins for driving said pinions, means for locking said pinions to said shaftfor driving-in one direction, and a reciprocating frame carrying plungers to drive said racks b means of coins, each rack having a separa le locking portion to look its cooperating pinion against rotation after it has performed its function i whereby said frame continues its forward drive until each pinion in the series. has performed its function; I

f 42. In a coin counting machine, a counting mechanism, a shaft operatively connected with said counting mechanism, a graduated seriesof' pinions loosely mounted on-said shaft, means for locking said pinions to said shaft for driving in one" direction,

and racks for driving said pinions, each rack bein providedwith a separable locking portion or looking its cooperating pinion against I rotation after the pinionhas performed its function-whereby the forward drive of all the racks continues until each rack causes 'its coo crating p1n10n to perform its function.

43. n a coin counting machine, a register for indicating the value ofeachcoinand the .total value of all coins passed throughthe machine and gearing for operating said mg 11 ister including driving racks'anddriven pinions, each rack ..hav;ingf.a separable locking portion for locking its cooperating pinion while the other part of the rack moves beyond the pinion.

44. In a coin counting machine, a register for indicating the value of each coin and the total value of all coins passed through the machineand gearing for operating's'aid; register including driving racks and driven {pin-I 2 ions, eachrack having a separablelpcking p'ortion'and means for holding, the locking portion yieldingly toward the other portion.

45: Ina coin counting machine, a register for-indicating the value of each coinandthef 5 total value of all coins passed through the machine and gearing for operating said regis-' ter including-driving racks and driven pinsaid racks, a reciprocating frame carrying,

plungers to drive said racks by means of coins,and means carried by said frame for replacing said racks to normal positions.

47. In a coin counting machine,a'register,

' a series of graduated racks and pinions for actuating said register one step or a plurality of steps, and a reciprocating frame carrylng plungers for actuating said racks by means of coins, the number of steps bein termined by the coins in the paths 0 said plungers.

48; In a coin counting machine, a register, a series of racks and pinions for actuating said register, and a reciprocating frame car-' rying a-series of plungers for actuating said racks by means of coins whereby said register is actuated a step or a plurality of steps at each forward movement of said frame in accordance with the presence or absence of coins lying in' the paths of said plungers.

v 49. In a coin counting machine, a register, a series of graduated racks and pinions, and

a reciprocating frame carrying a series of plungers adapted to engage said racks for actuating said register by means of coins.

50. In a coin counting machine, a register, a series of graduated racks and pinions for actuating said register, and a reciprocating frame carrying a series of graduated plungers for driving said racks by means of coins to be registered.

51. In a coin counting machine, a register, a series of graduated racks and pinions for actuating said register, a series of actuating plungers moving simultaneously, and a series of slides lying in the paths of said plungers and carrying said racks. 52. In a coin counting machine, a register, a series of graduated racks and pinions operatively connected with said register, a

reciprocating frame carrying plungers, and a series of com-actuated slides lying in the paths of said plungers and actuated thereby to drive said racks.

53. A counting machine having a register, a plurality of independently operative connections with said register, and areciprocating frame actuated by said machine and adapted to actuate any one or all of said connections during each stroke of said frame.

In testimony whereof, Iset my hand in the presence of two witnesses, this 1st day of June, 1908.

BERTRAM FORREST BREWSTER.

Witnesses:

A. L. JACKSON, J. S'rrr'r. 

